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Where does “slāhan” come from?

slāhan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic slahan, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Ancestry of “slāhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slāhan”

  • slân
  • slaan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →